Train lighting

In Tokyo area, we are worried about the atomic plant situation continuously, however our life style is quite a normal. But sometimes we know differences.

This morning I got a train to move for the Shinjuku station. As soon as the train started, the conductor announced that they would go out the lighting.





Nobody complained. I wondered the lighting were not necessary actually. If so, we can save a lot of energy more than we used before. A train car has 24pcs of 32W HF fluorescent lamps. They consume 768W per a train car. Therefore one run has 10 train cars will consume about 7.7kW normally.

In the day time, many trains are running in Tokyo area, so the energy consumption are huge.

Before the 0311, we have a lot of a standard that we must hold by. But now we have to review these standards flexibly.



Normally a lot of fluorescent lamps are lighting.



This is Odakyu Line.